Symbian^3 Nokia E6-00 leaks - a QWERTY bar with a VGA screen?

A leaked Nokia XML and a Picasa album confirmed the existence of a new Nokia smartphone. Nokia E6-00 is a Symbian^3 device with an 8 megapixel dual-LED assisted camera, that will surprisingly pack a VGA display.

All Symbian^3 devices so far have come with the nHD resolution (640 x 360 pixels), which is slightly lower than VGA (640 x 480 pixels). The OS limitation were quoted as the reason behind this, but maybe Nokia is about to find a way around it.

The other known Nokia E6-00 specs include 3G with HSDPA, Wi-Fi and stereo speakers. Rumor has it that the handset will come in the traditional bar form factor and will pack a QWERTY keyboard, but right now we are unable to confirm either of those.

That shot on the left is just a quick mockup so don't take it too seriously. We still don't know how the device will look. The Picasa account that confirmed the existence of the phone, only hosted some camera samples with the EXIF listing the new Nokia handset as the camera. Currently, all pictures from the account have been removed but some of those have been copied here.

An announcement at the MWC next month seems likely, so we guess we'll find out pretty soon.

Nvidia introduces Tegra Zone for Android, will offer only the best

And if that Tegra 2 scoop yesterday was not enough, today we have a little bit extra. Nvidia will be releasing an Android app called Tegra Zone, which should be the easiest way of finding Android applications that make the most out of the power the dual-core beast provides.

For your convenience, the Tegra Zone will offer reviews, high-res screenshots and HD trailers for the apps that it lists. After you’ve chosen an app, the Tegra Zone will use the Android Market to wrap up the purchase.

NVIDIA points out that the current Market’s poor support of large files has been putting developers off to provide great games to the Android community. The company addresses this issue by giving the devs unlimited storage to host their applications.

Gameloft, one of the largest game developing companies, has also been invited by NVIDIA to join the Tegra Zone. As you may know, Gameloft doesn’t offer its games on the Android Market, but maybe this will change if the two companies come to some sort of agreement.

Expect to see the Tegra Zone soon after the first Tegra 2-powered devices become available.

Verizon iPhone 4 goes the CDMA way with an antenna redesign

Turns out the expected Verizon's big announcement today is all about the CDMA iPhone 4. Apple's latest gadget has the same specs as its GSM sibling (sorry guys, no LTE) and will hit the Verizon's US network on 10 February.

The CDMA iPhone 4 has been finally unveiled at the Verizon's press-conference. It won't be exclusive to Verizon only, but it's the first CDMA carrier to offer it.

 

The CDMA iPhone 4 has the same specs as its GSM-version - the Retina display, 1GHz Apple A4 processor, 512MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording, 16GB or 32GB internal storage and various connectivity options. There won't be LTE support.

The one thing that's changed for sure is the antenna - it's re-designed to work with CDMA networks and is divided into slightly different parts. The volume keys are also a wee bit offset so that may turn a bummer with tightly cut full-body cases.

The iPhone 4 won't be able to do voice and date simultaneously (a CDMA network limitation), but Verizon's CDMA development team promises to fix that in the upcoming months. Verizon claims its 3G network is great and the iPhone 4 will take full advantage of it.

Since this one doesn't have the SIM card slot seen on the last week's leaked pictures of the iPhone spare parts so perhaps these are either fake or they really represent the next-gen iPhone 5.

Verizon will offer the iPhone 4 on contract for $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB). The contracts include use for a new iOS feature called Personal Hotspot. It's an expanded way of tethering other devices to use your phone's 3G connection. In addition to offering connection over USB and Bluetooth, the new Personal Hotspot creates a Wi-Fi access point too.

For what it's worth, the Verizon iPhone 4 runs a yet unseen version of Apple's iOS, called iOS 4.2.5. Perhaps the Personal Hotspot option is part of it and we may see it on all other iOS devices in the future.

The exclusive pre-orders for existing Verizon customers start on 3 February, while it will become available in every Verizon store on 10 February.

Unlocked LG Optimus 2x ready for preorder, sets you back 499 quid

For those of you eager to get hands on the new LG Optimus 2x featuring the Tegra 2 SoC, now is your chance to get one step closer to the superphone for just 499 pounds.

The UK retailer Expansys has put the Tegra 2-packing beast on their site ready to be preordered. It’s going to cost you £499.99 (about 602 euro) and is expected to come knocking on your door on February 21st.

The LG Optimus 2x superphone features the hyped 1Ghz dual-core Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip and runs Android 2.2, upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread.